Crowds fill streets of Tehran for mass funeral of Hamas leader

Huge crowds have filled the streets of Tehran for the mass funeral of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, who was assassinated in Iran’s capital. Iran’s supreme leader and representatives of Palestinian militias led the prayers over the coffins of Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in an airstrike blamed on Israel early on Wednesday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed “severe punishment” for Israel and said avenging Haniyeh’s death was “Tehran’s duty”, while Israel has stayed silent. Read more: #:~:text=Mourners wept, threw flowers at,Qatar for burial on Friday. #hamas #leader #funeral